PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Chinaski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Henry Chinaski has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barretto
vs
Chinaski

180 cm
30
175 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

185 cm
27
184 lbs
20 - 3 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henry Chinaski!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barretto looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chinaski moves out of range of the body kick from Barretto.
Chinaski explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Barretto misses with an attempted mid kick.
Barretto moves away from the strike by Chinaski.
Barretto misses with a double jab.
Barretto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chinaski.
Chinaski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barretto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Barretto.
Barretto takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski connects with an inside leg kick.
Barretto lands with a shot to the body.
Barretto misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Barretto keeps Chinaski at a distance using the push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barretto.
Chinaski throws out a powerful jab.
Chinaski cracks a nice hook into Barretto's ribs.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barretto.
Chinaski throws a right hand that Barretto ducks under and follows up with a left that Barretto also avoids with ease.
Chinaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chinaski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto dips to his left and cracks Chinaski with an uppercut!
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chinaski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chinaski tries to land a front kick but Barretto steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Barretto.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chinaski lands a head shot.
Chinaski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Chinaski is just out of range.
Barretto is looking to wear down Chinaski with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A good leg kick by Chinaski.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chinaski.
Chinaski avoids the head kick by Barretto.
Chinaski throws a leg kick which misses Barretto's front leg but catches the back leg as Barretto tries to avoid it.
Barretto throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Chinaski counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Chinaski tries to bum rush Barretto with a series of wild strikes but Barretto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Barretto uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chinaski.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chinaski.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Barretto.
Chinaski blocks a head kick by Barretto.
Barretto lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Barretto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chinaski manages to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barretto, right into the meat.
Chinaski connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barretto misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barretto throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chinaski blocks a head kick by Barretto.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chinaski.

Chinaski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barretto blocking some punches.
Barretto on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Chinaski being controlled against the cage.
Barretto prevents Chinaski from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto avoids the elbow strike from Chinaski, against the cage.
Chinaski looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Henry Chinaski will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Barretto pivots, looking for a leg kick but Chinaski is out of range and Barretto settles back down.
Barretto misses the jab.
Barretto keeps Chinaski at a distance using the push kick.
Chinaski takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chinaski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Barretto eats them both and turns towards Chinaski to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Chinaski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Barretto manages to avoid it.
Barretto throws a front kick that sends Chinaski stumbling back into the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barretto throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roque Barretto is winning the standup battle so far.
Barretto walks into a straight right hand from Chinaski.
Chinaski scores with a decent looking hook.

Barretto is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Barretto.
A swing and a miss from Chinaski.
Nice body kick from Chinaski.
Chinaski with a hook.
Oh Barretto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chinaski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chinaski thuds a left hand into Barretto's body.
Barretto seems to have got his legs back now.
Chinaski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Barretto tries to clinch but Chinaski moves out of range.
Barretto is looking to clinch.
Chinaski scores with a jab. Barretto acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Barretto at a distance.
Barretto misses with a wild body shot.
Chinaski lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chinaski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chinaski looks to land a left hand but Barretto moved out of range nicely.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Chinaski stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barretto dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chinaski. That did some damage!
Barretto scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Chinaski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Barretto lands with a nice body kick.
Chinaski is breathing heavily.
Barretto motions for Chinaski to come forward. Barretto throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Chinaski misses its intended target.
Barretto lands a head kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chinaski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barretto scores with a kick to the midsection.
Chinaski throws a looping overhand right but Barretto ducks down to avoid it.
Barretto gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Chinaski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chinaski steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Barretto. That one must have hurt.
Barretto misses with a body kick.

Chinaski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Chinaski avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
Barretto looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chinaski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Barretto.
Chinaski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barretto misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Barretto scores with a nice short uppercut.
Barretto misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chinaski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chinaski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barretto leaning his opponent against the cage.
Barretto being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chinaski avoids the elbow strike from Barretto, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chinaski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barretto is defending well for now.
Barretto creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chinaski's defenses.
Barretto tries to throw a body punch but Chinaski avoids it by throwing Barretto back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Roque Barretto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chinaski moves forwards but Barretto connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barretto fails to land with a series of punches.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.
Chinaski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
Barretto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chinaski.
Chinaski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Barretto.
Barretto misses with a body shot.
Chinaski has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Barretto.
Barretto tries to land a leg kick but Chinaski saw it coming and moves away.
Chinaski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barretto was well out of range. Poor timing from Chinaski.
Chinaski throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.
Chinaski throws a low kick but Barretto moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chinaski tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barretto cracks the inside of Chinaski's front leg.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chinaski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Chinaski avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barretto lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chinaski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chinaski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chinaski's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Barretto throws a poor cross that misses
and Chinaski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barretto looks to land a right hand but Chinaski moved out of range.
Barretto fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chinaski slips a jab from Barretto.
Chinaski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barretto.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chinaski works the jab nicely.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chinaski, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chinaski swats away the attempt to clinch by Barretto.
Chinaski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Barretto.
A swing and a miss from Barretto.
Barretto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chinaski will feel that in the morning.
Barretto scores with a jab. Chinaski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Barretto is looking to clinch but Chinaski is avoiding it.
Barretto lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Chinaski throws a leg kick but Barretto moved away.
Barretto tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barretto thuds his right hand into Chinaski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chinaski moves away.
Chinaski throws a one two combo.
Barretto ducks under a wild hook from Chinaski.
Barretto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Barretto throws a wild body kick that Chinaski sees coming a mile off.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Chinaski.
Barretto slips a jab from Chinaski.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Chinaski tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barretto is able to avoid easily.
Chinaski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chinaski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barretto moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barretto moves out of range of the leg kick from Chinaski.
Nice defenses there by Barretto.
Chinaski misses with a series of wild punches.
Chinaski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barretto throws a hook but Chinaski blocks it.
Barretto thows a body shot but no joy.

Barretto lands a left and a right that send Chinaski crashing to the mat, dazed. Barretto thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Barretto connects with the punch.

Chinaski is rocked!
Barretto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chinaski is still on wobbly legs! Can Barretto finish him?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barretto with a nice cross.
Barretto fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Chinaski to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Chinaski looks to clinch but Barretto throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Chinaski taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roque Barretto!
After the fight, Roque Barretto was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.